Umahi appoints Uzor, new CPS

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has appointed Mr. Emmanuel Uzor as his Chief Press Secretary. A statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Sen. Emma Onwe, said the appointment takes immediate effect. Uzor, until his appointment was the Ebonyi State Correspondent of The Sun Newspaper. He takes over from Mr. Emma Anya who was relieved of his appointment recently.

Uzor joined The Sun Newspaper in 2010 and has worked in Onitsha, Anambra State, before he was transferred to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, in August 2015. He holds Bachelor of Art (BA) degrees in Philosophy and Mass Communication from the University of Ibadan and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka respectively. He also holds Bachelors of Philosophy (B’PHL) from the Pontificate University, Urban, Rome and Diploma in Latin from St Joseph University, Rome.

Meanwhile, the National President of the Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Comrade Honour Sirawoo, has congratulated Uzor over his appointment as CPS to Ebonyi State Governor. In a congratulatory message delivered through the state Chairman of SWAN, Mr. Chukwuemeka Opara, Sirawoo described Uzor’s appointment as well deserved and a vindication of the state governor’s penchant for excellence.

The Nation

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